Wednesday December 18, 2024
North Delta Reporter —
Between 7,000 and 8,000 litres of diesel spilled at a fish farm near Zeballos, on Vancouver Island on Dec. 14.
The Environmental Emergency Branch received a report about a fuel spill near the fish farm. The incident occurred due to human error during a fuel transfer by Grieg Seafood. The fuel transfer operation was occurring on a floating concrete platform at the time.
According to an incident report from the province, Grieg and Strategic Natural Resource Consultants were on the water following the spill and deployed an absorbent boom around the spill site. However, Strategic, who is the Qualified Environmental Professional for the incident, reported that they were unable to find any recoverable diesel on the water.
A provincial team was deployed on Dec. 15, where they did on-water and aerial surveillance with representatives from Grieg Seafood and from Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First Nations.